News
Cardfight!! Vanguard - this TCG based on the Cardfight!! Vanguard anime series , which is currently taking the country by storm, has its official UK launch this weekend at Hyper Japan, and to celebrate we’ve got some starters and boosters in. We only have a limited amount, so if you want to be at the beginning of something huge, come in as soon as possible!
MTG – Apologies to those of you who had to perch uncomfortably in various places last Thursday – we had 38 players, a new all-time record! We’ve been busy this week stocking up with tables and chairs, so there should a a seat for everyone, no matter how busy we get! As well as TNM and FNM this week, Dark Ascension event decks are releasing today, just in time for the Dark Ascension Games Day on Sunday. And – we’re currently sanctioning events for Avacyn Restored - pre-release will be Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April, the set will be released for sale on Friday 4th May – full details to follow!
World of Warcraft - hope you’re all practising hard for Rules first ever Realms Qualifier on Sunday 11th March - and of course we’ll be having our casual play day as usual on Sunday 18th March, with promos and playmats galore!
RPG - Our RPG section is full to bursting again after a delivery from the States this week, including Dread, Houses of the Blooded, Ocean, Burning Empires, Bookhounds of London, Esoterrorists and plenty more! Also the Free RPG Day folk have been busy signing up publishers to take part in this years event, which looks to be bigger and better than ever before – it’s on Saturday June 16th so put it in your diaries!!
Chapter/Rules of Play Games Night - next Games Night is planned for Sunday 11th March – hope to see you there!
Review spot - Seven Wonders, winner of the Kennerspiele des Jahres 2011, plus a host of other awards, is releasing its second expansion, Cities later this year. Check out Idle Michael’s review on the Little Metal Dog Show – and here’s a first peek at the new expansion from Eric W.Martin.
Coming up…We are currently taking pre-orders for Panic Station, Eclipse, Risk Legacy, Super Dungeon Explore, please let us know as soon as possible if you’d like any of these titles and we will make sure they are pre-ordered for you to avoid disappointment.
Releases/Restocks/Coming soon!
New in store from next week – We have the latest reprint of the classic Cosmic Encounters, as well as the band new expansion, Cosmic Alliance. We’re also really excited to be getting in copies of the fantastic-looking Alcatraz: The Scapegoat, which we think will be a massive hit. The latest Martin Wallace game set in the American Civil War, Test of Fire will be in stock, and Mil looks sure to be a great addition to fans of good euro strategy games. For those looking for something lighter, we’ll be getting the reprint of the classic Phase 10 card game, and also the Angry Birds card game by the makers of Uno.
Recent additions in store NOW - The Fantasy Flight reprint of Nexus Ops; Agricola NL and World Championship decks; backstabbing, theft and and general magical mayhem in the relaunch of the classic Wiz-War (with stunning artwork and new figures); the new boardgame based on the awesome Dune, set in the universe of Twilight Imperium, Twilight Imperium: Rex; great deduction games Confusion: Espionage & Deception in the Cold War and Codito (also known as Code 777); the standalone expansion to the wonderful (and bizarre) anime deck-builder, Tanto Cuore: Expanding the House; Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach; Warriors & Traders; new expansions for Mansions of Madness with Til Death Do Us Part, and the Death Angel card game with the Tyranid Enemy Pack.
Fantasy Flight Bargains - in stock or coming in next week, we have great deals on Age of Conan; Android; Warrior Knights; Ad Astra; Beowulf and Constantinopolis.
Also available in store - new co-op, Flash Point: Fire Rescue; A Game of Thrones 2nd Edition, Chaos in the Old World, and Sekigahara. Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage; Dungeon Petz; Railways of the World; Power Grid: First Sparks and expansion to the original, Power Grid: The Robots; highly-addictive new strategy gems Takenoko and Kingdom Builder; Ascending Empires; Core Worlds, and the new edition of Knizia classic Kingdoms.
Indie Roleplaying Systems – loads of new RPG books in at the moment, including Dread, Polaris, Penny for My Thoughts, Microscope, Time & Temp, Ocean, and many, many more – come on in for a browse and a chat.
New releases available to order from today: Thunderstone Advance; Star Trek Tactics; 4 Monkeys; White Water; Rocket Jockey; and a bookcase worth of new Pathfinder supplements!
Other recent releases available to order - detection co-op based on the classic manga/anime series, Lupin the Third; ; Hades; expansion for Cyclades; Rallyman and its expansion, Dirt; Giza, the Great Pyramid; tile-laying strategy in Sol; the card game based on computer fighting games, Battlecon: War of the Indines; Dungeon Run; A La Carte; Bazaar; Nightfall: The Coldest War; the Africana expansion for Rattus, and the new rulebook for A Call to Arms: Starfleet.
Arriving soon: – Reprints of Super Dungeon Explore, Panic Station and Eclipse; the long-awaited re-release of Merchant of Venus; intriguing-looking new card-based game from Cryptozoic with the very long title, Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mount Skullfyre; the first expansions for Kingdom Builder, Nomads and Tanto Cuore, Expanding the House; World of Warcraft deck-building game, Clash of Champions; Locke & Key, and Dark Eon: Assassin. PRE-ORDERS FOR ALL THESE BEING TAKEN NOW!
Events
…are now over on the Events Tab. As always, if you want it and we’re not doing it, SHOUT!!
